Beyond prediction: Using big data for policy problems. - PubMed - NCBI

Beyond prediction: Using big data for policy problems. - PubMed - NCBI

Science. 2017 Feb 3;355(6324):483-485. doi: 10.1126/science.aal4321. Epub 2017 Feb 2.

Beyond prediction: Using big data for policy problems.

Athey S1.

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Abstract

Machine-learning prediction methods have been extremely productive in applications ranging from medicine to allocating fire and health inspectors in cities. However, there are a number of gaps between making a prediction and making a decision, and underlying assumptions need to be understood in order to optimize data-driven decision-making.

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PMID:

 

28154050

 

DOI:

 

10.1126/science.aal4321

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